| Marine Corps Equities in the Arctic Contributor(s): Usmc Command and Staff College (Author) |
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ISBN: 1508924279 ISBN-13: 9781508924272 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Physical Information: 0.07" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.24 lbs) 36 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Increased human activity in the Arctic will bring an increased need for maritime operations, ranging from peacetime search and rescue to sea control in times of conflict. Economic activity may outpace the ability of the US Navy and Coast Guard to develop capabilities to operate in the Arctic. Presently there is a very limited US icebreaker capability and no surface combatant ships are reinforced for operations in a sea-ice environment. The Marine Corps may execute a sea control mission in the Arctic to make up for the sea services capability gaps, operating in the straits and narrows that make up the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea route where a land based force can gain an advantage. |